Module:languages

Documentation for this module may be created at Module:languages/doc

-- Module:languages

local languages_data = require("Module:languages/data")

local languages = {}
local language_cache = {}

function languages.get_canonical_name(lang_code)
    local data = languages_data[lang_code]
    return (data and data[1]) or lang_code
end

function languages.get_ancestor_code(lang_code)
    local data = languages_data[lang_code]
    return data and data[2] or nil
end

function languages.get_all_ancestors(lang_code)
    if language_cache[lang_code] then return language_cache[lang_code] end
    local ancestors = {}
    local current = lang_code
    while current do
        current = languages.get_ancestor_code(current)
        if current then table.insert(ancestors, current) end
    end
    language_cache[lang_code] = ancestors
    return ancestors
end

function languages.is_descendant_of(child_code, ancestor_code)
    local ancestors = languages.get_all_ancestors(child_code)
    for _, a in ipairs(ancestors) do
        if a == ancestor_code then return true end
    end
    return false
end

-- Treat codes ending in -pro OR -pre as proto
function languages.is_proto(lang_code)
    if not lang_code then return false end
    lang_code = tostring(lang_code)
    return lang_code:sub(-4) == "-pro" or lang_code:sub(-4) == "-pre"
end

return languages